USSR WEATHER AND CROP REPORTS, 18 - 30 MAY 1952

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• Publication Date: July 10, 1952
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
URIT IINFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Geographic - Weather
Economic - Crops
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PUBLISHED Thrice-weekly newspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Moscow
DATE
PUBLISHED 20 - 31 May 1952
LANGUAGE Russian
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USSR HEATHER AND CROP REPGRT3
1 7-f0 MAY 1952
20 May 1952
On 18 and 19 May, cold weather with precipitation continued in most of
the European USSR. It was warm only in the Urals. Quite heavy frosts were
recorded during the night of 19 May in the Baltic countries, Belorussia,
northwestern Ukraine, and in the central and northwestern regions of the
European USSR.
On 19 May, noon temperatures were 2 degrees fall temperatures centigrade7
in Syktyvkar and Kirov, 4 in Leningrad, Minsk, and Kazan', 5 in Riga, 6 in
Odessa, 8 in Simferopol', 9 in Kursk, Kuybyshev, and Gor'kiy, 10 in Moscow and
Lvov, 11 in Kiev and Saratov, 12 in Tambov, 13 in Voronezh, Dnepropetrovsk,
and Rostov on the Don, 15 in Krasnodar, 18 in Stalingrad, 25 in Chkalov, and
26 in Sverdlovsk.
On 17 and 18 May, heavy rains of more than 10 millimeters fell in the
Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, Rostov Oblast, Middle Volga Region, and in the cen-
tral and northeastern European USSR. Light rains were recorded in Belorussia
and the Baltic countries.
The rains moistened the soil well and created good conditions for the
growth of agricultural crops. Winter crops are heading in Rostov and Nikolayev
oblasts; spring wheat has entered the tube stage in Nikolayev Oblast and the
bushing stage in southern Rostov Oblast. In Bashkir ASSR spring crops have be-
gun to sprout generally.
Very warm weather with daytime temperatures of 23-28 degrees prevailed in
Western Siberia. In Eastern Siberia lover temperatures accompanied by strong
winds and by rain continued.
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In Kazakhstan and Central Asia the weather was very warm and dry. In the
Samarkand area winter wheat has reached milky maturity and spring crops are in
the bushing stage.
22 May 1952
On 20 and 21 May, cold and rainy weather continued throughout the European
USSR except the Urals. During the night of 21 May, light frosts were recorded
in the Baltic countries, Belorussia, and the southwestern Ukraine.
On 21 May, it was warmer in some areas than the day before. Daytime temp-
eratures were 28 degrees in Ufa, 26 in Chkalov, 20 in Krasnodar and Tbilisi, 18
in Rostov on the Don, 17 in Stalingrad and Saratov, 16 in Tambov, 15 in Gor'kiy,
Sverdlovsk, and Kuybyshev, 14 in Simferopol', 10 in Dnepropetrovsk, Kursk, Orel,
and Kazan', 9 in Riga, 8 in Leningrad, Kiev, and Arkhangel'sk, 4 in Lvov and
Moscow, and 3 in Minsk and Vologda.
On 20 May, heavy snow fell in Komi ASSR. Considerable precipitation in
the form of rain and wet snow was recorded in the central regions, Lithuania,
and Belorussia. Heavy rains, amounting to 15-20 millimeters locally, fell
during the day in the Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Middle and Lower Volga
regions.
The rains moistened the soil well and created good conditions for the
growth and development of agricultural crops. On 20 May, winter rye was be-
ginning to enter the tube stage in Leningrad, Yaroslavl', Ivanovo, Gor'kiy,
Ulyanovsk, ar! Kuybyshev oblasts.
Rye is heading in southern Lithuanian SSR, southern Belorussian SSR, the
Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Rostov Oblast, in the southern Ukraine it is
flowering. Winter wheat is in the tube stage throughout the area south of a
line running through Leningrad, Moscow, Vladimir, and Kuybyshev.
It was very warm and dry in Western Siberia. Temperatures were 27 degrees
in Omsk, 24 in Barnaul, 21 in Novosibirsk, and 18 in Krasnoyarsk. Winter rye
has entered the tube stage in southern Krasnoyarsk Kray.
Cold weather continued in Eastern Siberia. It was very warm and mostly
dry in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
24 May 1952
On 23 May, it became somewhat warmer in the northern and central European
USSR; the warmer weather spread southward and southeastward.
On 23 May, noon temperatures were 9 degrees in Minsk and Riga, 11 in
Arkhangelsk and Lvov, 13 in Leningrad and Kiev, 14 in Kursk and Moscow, 16
in Gor'kiy and Simferopol', 17 in Kishinev and Dnepropetrovsk, 18 in Kazan',
20 in Kirov and Saratov, 22 in Stalingrad and Kuybyshev, 24 iu Rostov on the
Don, 25 in Ufa, and 27 in Chk-lov.
Heavy rains, totaling more tan 10 millimeters locally, fell in Belorussia
and locally in the central regions on 22 May. Light precipitation fell in the
horthwust and Urals.
During the first half of 23 May, light rains were recorded in Belorussia,
the eastern central regions, and locally in the Transceucasus.
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Spring wheat is bushing in Kuybyshev and Saratov oblasts and sprouting in
Moscow Oblast. The warmer weather is promoting the growth of spring wheat in
the central regions. Winter rye has ')egun to head in the central chernozem
zone.
On 23 May, it became considerably cooler in Western Siberia. Temperatures
fell 10-15 degree. during the 24-hour period. Daytime temperatures were 9 de-
grees in Tobol'sk and Vovosibirsk, 16 In Omsk, and 17 in Barnaul. It became
considerably warmer in Eastern Siberia; temperatures rose 15-18 degrees during
the day.
Spring crops are sprouting generally in Keasnoyar.k Kray. Winter rye has
entered the tube stage around Barnaul.
It was dry and very warm in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. During the day,
the temperature rises to 30 degrees.
In southern Kazakhstan, winter wheat is flowering and spring grains are
heading. In Tadzhikistan, cherries are ripening, potatoes are flowering, and
cotton is budding.
27 kay 1952
On 25 and 26 May, cloudy weather with rain and local thundershowers con-
tinued in the western, central, and southern European USSR. It became con-
siderably warmer in the northern regions; the daytime temperature was higher
there than in the southern regions. Very warm weather without precipitation
prevailed in the Volga Region and the Urals.
On 26 May, noon temperatures were 9 degrees in Minsk, 10 in Lvov, 12 in
Orel, 13 in Krasnodar, Kiev, Riga, and Leningrad, 14 in Rostov on the Don and
Moscow, 15 in Kursk and Syktyvkar, 16 in Voronezh, Voroshilovgrad, Odessa,
Kishinev, and Simferopol', 18 in Vologda and Arkhangelsk, 19 in Dnepropetrovsk,
20 in Kirov, 21 in Stalingrad, 22 in Saratov, 25 in Sverdlovsk and Ufa, and 28
in Chkalov and Kazan'.
On 25 May, heavy rains, totaling 10-17 millimeters locally, fell in Belo-
russia, the central regions, eastern Ukraine, and the Kuban'. Light preci-
pitation fell in the northern regions.
The rains and the warmer weather which succeeded them have created favor-
able growing conditions for crops.
In Western Siberia, it was slightly cloudy, dry, and very warm. In the
southern portion, spring crops are sprouting generally, and winter grains are
entering the tube stage.
It was very warm and dry in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. In Uzbekistan,
spring wheat is flowering, and winter grains have reached waxy maturity.
There was no weather report in the issue for 29 May 19522
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On 29 and 30 May, moderately warm, unstable weather with partial cloudiness
and local showers and thunderstorms prevailed in most of the European USSR. it
became considerably warmer in the Center and Volga Region. The weather remained
cool only'in the western regions, Crimea, and North Caucasus.
On 30 May, noon temperatures rose to 10 degrees in Riga, 13 in Minsk, 14
in Lvov, 17 in Krasnodar, 19 in Rostov on the Don, Simferopol', and Leningrad,
20 in Kursk, 22 in Kazan', Moscow, Tambov, Saratov, and Odessa, 23 in Kirov
and Kishinev, 24 in Oor'kiy, Stalingrad, and Yerevan, 26 in Kuybyshev, 28 in
Sverdlovsk, and 29 in Ufa and Chkalov.
On 29 May, heavy downpours occurred locally in the Caucasus, east of the
Volga River, Ukraine, and the western and central regions. In some parts of
Moscow, 23 millimeters of precipitation fell. On 30 May, light rains fell in
the Baltic countries.
The moderately warm weather with precipitation is creating very good con-
ditions for the growth of agricultural crops.
Winter rye is beginning to bead in the Buzuluk and Moscow areas. Winter
wheat is flowering in Dagestan. Spring crops have formed the third leaf in
the central regions and are entering the tube stage in the North Caucasus.
Very warm and dry weather prevailed in Western Siberia. On 30 May, noon
temperatures were 29 degrees in Tobol'sk and Omsk, 28 in Novosibirsk, and 27 in
Barnaul.
Very warm and dry weather, favorable for the growth and development of
cotton, prevailed generally in Central Asia.
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